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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2005-04-09

A footnote to the 2005-03-16 installment of Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler:

Note also that the correct term for 'a missile to be deployed against "anti-missile missiles"' is not "anti anti-missile missile." It's "anti anti-missile-missile missile." You're always supposed to have one more "missile" than "anti," because otherwise nothing will blow up. Granted, this information comes from civilian linguists, rather than from military sources. Military sources would almost certainly be using acronyms instead.

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posted by [personal profile] zenlizard at 11:53am on 2005-04-09
Actually, the correct term for a missle to be employed against an "anti-missile missle" is "decoy".
 
posted by [identity profile] chesuli.livejournal.com at 03:36pm on 2005-04-09
Yes, but do YOU want to be there during an emergency... "Now, do you want the AAMMM or the AAAAMMMMM?"
 
posted by [identity profile] pickledginger.livejournal.com at 07:58am on 2005-04-10
*g*

Military sources would almost certainly be using acronyms instead.

"almost"?

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